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Artist: Devin Townsend
Canonical path: /devin-townsend/genesis
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Genesis
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Genesis
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Tonight, when the soul keeps silent
Say a prayer for the beloved end
Is only heaven a game in vain?
We pray for it all
Your time lies in light divine
Though the ‘never’ stains the ivory
If joy remains, then the pain must stay
Surrender it all
Receive this love
Receive this love
If you’re saying in your mind
You’re better off dead
Well, before the madness comes to claim your name
A million years would go by
(Tell us a story)
What could I say? What should I say?
It took all of my words and my fantasy worlds
And at the heart of it all, there was nothing
How they meet their maker is their right
While they’re alive
It’s beautiful
Let there be light!
Let there be moon!
Let there be stars and let there be you
Let there be monsters, let there be pain
Let us begin to live again
From the top to the bottom: Genesis
I, beyond the universe
I, beyond the mind
All the world is in this together
Feel no fear, we’re fearless forever
So why can’t we just sail away?
Because you’re so in love with this island of the mind
(Know this here island is home)
You’ve got to get on your feet again (genesis)
Get on your feet again
But without your ‘self’, what’ll become of you?
(Take your leave now, shut up, shut up)
Please, don’t take me from my youth
(Take your leave now, shut up, shut up)
When we’re apart, we fall
Together, we feed the world
So let there be light
Let there be moon
Let there be stars, and let there be you
Let there be monsters, let there be pain
Let us begin to feel again
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